Things to Do this Labour Day Long Weekend in Niagara Falls Region

Labour Day Long Weekend Events & Activities in and around Niagara Falls: Friday, August 30 to – Monday, September 2, 2019

Visiting Niagara Falls this Labour Day Long weekend? Here is a list of things to do in and around Niagara Falls including free, fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, and festivals.

I. Family & Kids Activities

Niagara Greek Festival

Experience a true Greek celebration with traditional music and the Kalamatiano, Tsamiko, Zeimbekiko and other Greek dances. The Agora Marketplace is the perfect place to purchase Greek related items so you can have your own Greek Festival at home all year long! The Niagara Greek Festival provides fun for the whole family! Check out the Kidz Zone to keep your little ones happy and busy with inflatables, face painting, crafts and tasty treats! Details

St. Katharine Greek Orthodox Church 585 Niagara Street, St. Catharines

Free

Marshville Heritage Festival

Come and experience a step back in time with many hands on demonstrations and crafters plus entertainment for all ages! Vintage car show, over 100 juried crafters, Horse & wagon rides, Entertainment all weekend for all ages, Sunday Evening Concert in the Park, Authentic Amish quilt being raffled, Canoe building & raffle and more! Details

August 31 – September 1, 2019 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily

Marshville Heritage Village, Wainfleet

$6.00; Under 10 years are free

Merritton Lions Club Labour Day Carnival

The Merritton Lions Club’s Community Days Festival featuring Robert Townsend Amusements Midway and Games, vendors and market places, entertainment, fireworks, Labour Day Parade and more! The festivities commence Friday evening at 5 PM as the food starts to sizzle, the games start to get played and the midway rides start to turn. Until 10 PM classic midway rides provided by Townsend Amusements really proves their “Fun 4 All” motto true. Saturday and Sunday is more of the same with a few added events which proves that we have something for everything. A beer & wine garden with live music as well as a car show is just a few things that we have in the works for this year to bring even more people to the carnival fairgrounds. Details

MYSTIFY CLOSE UP MAGIC SHOW

Come join us for an extraordinary Close Up Magic experience at the Radisson Hotel in Niagara Falls. We feature Mind Blowing Magic, Comedy and Interactive Mind Manipulation all set in a very intimate venue.

Falls Fireworks

Enjoy spectacular display of Canada’s longest running fireworks series hosted by Niagara Parks against the backdrop of the magnificent falls. Details

July 1 to September 2, 2019 | 10:00 PM | 10 PM

View from Niagara Falls Promenade, Niagara Falls

Free

Opening of Howells Pumpkin Patch

Join us for the Grand Opening of Howells Pumpkin Patch. On August 31st and September 1st, Howells Pumpkin Farm will be hosting a charity fundraiser with all the proceeds going directly to Pathstone Mental Health. Enjoy fall activities Howells has to offer including Wagon Rides, Jumping Pillow, Train Rides, Giant Corn Maze and so much more!Details

II. Live Music

Nile Rodgers & Chic

Nile Rodgers amplifies his legacy as a Grammy Award winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music. As the co-founder of CHIC, Rodgers pioneered a musical language that generated chart- topping hits like Le Freak, Good Times and Everybody Dance. Details

IV. Sports

Niagara Ultimate Rodeo

Enjoy an exciting evening out while supporting a great cause! The Ultimate Rodeo Tour 2019 is an action packed western rodeo featuring the most exciting rodeo events as seen on TV or at the Calgary Stampede, including barrel racing, bareback and saddle bronc riding and the world’s most dangerous sport, bull riding! Proceeds from this event will go to supporting Diabetes Canada (Formely Canadian Diabetes Association)

IV. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events

RiverBrink Art Sale

RiverBrink Art Sale: Fundraiser in support of exhibitions and programs at RiverBrink Art Museum. Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase artwork by local artists and from private collections in the community in support of RiverBrink.

The weekend begins with an exclusive opening reception on Friday August 30th from 4-7 p.m. where attendees will have the first chance to purchase artwork while they enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres prepared by Treadwell Cuisine paired with local Reif Estate wines and accompanied by music preformed by Peter Shea.

Ghost Tours at Fort George

Thrill to stories of ghostly encounters, and the history of Fort George and surrounding area in a 1.5 hour candlelit guided walking tour of haunted Fort George. This is not a haunted hayride experience. The stories, and the ghosts are real! Details

Walking Tours of Old Town

The Niagara Historical Society has been collecting and interpreting the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake for over 100 years.Niagara Historical Society & Museum offers to visitors are walking tours of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Let your tour groups experience Niagara in a unique way while enjoying the beauty of this historic town. Details

June to September: Saturdays and Sundays | 11 AM

Gazebo in Queen’s Royal Park and end at the Niagara Historical Museum

$10 (includes museum admission)

Burger Day

Join us for Burgers, Burger Blend wines by the glass and live music. Details

Saturday, August 31 | 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM

13th Street Winery, 1776 Fouth Avenue, St. Catharines

Wine & Whiskey Tour – Neil and Victoria

An expert tour guide will be walking us through the Trius Winery and Wayne Gretzky Estates, which are just a short walk apart.

Trius Winery Tour: (approx. 1 hour): The Trius Tour blends world-class wines with out of this world art installations to create an experience that is unlike anything offered at other wineries.

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